cahis

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly from cah(ë) +‎ -is (verbative suffix). Budi uses the adjective derived from past participle ...ō aq i cahisunë e j lazënuom jashtë friket e tmērje cë Tinëzot (...is so pride-inflated and spoiled with no fear or dread from his God). [1]

Verb

cahis (aorist cahisa, participle cahisur)

  1. (obsolete) to spoil, to overindulge, to allow inflated pride. Uncertain meaning, according to Çabej.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cahís”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 4
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